The Register, 1940-01-14

              Dedication   Program
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VOL. XXXIV    No. 4
A. &T. College, January 14, 1940
Price 5c
2 New Buildings to be Dedicated
Week of Festivity
Expected
According to information given
by President F. D. Bluford, the
period from January 19-26 will be
an epoch making one for the Agricultural and Technical College of
North Carolina. Famous choruses,
history-making plays, raptuous
music recitals, and scholarly addresses on world conditions are
among the many events that e-o
to make up the program to be herd
in connection with the dedicatory
services for the newly constructed
Richard B. Harrison auditorium
and Alexander Graham hall, the
new  mechanic  arts  building.
Persons of local, national and
international repute will participate in discussions, deliver addresses, and perform various other
services, all to make this a happy
and  joyous  period.
The dedication program will get
under way Sunday afternoon, January 21st. Dr. M. C. S. Noble, chairman of the Board of Trustees of
A. & T. College, will introduce the
main speaker of the day, Dr. Frank
Porter Graham, president of the
greater University of North Carolina. Greetings will be brought
from the Alumni Association by
Mr. A. R. Dees, who is president
of that body and Mr. William W
liilmore,  president oi  the  student
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ALEXANDER GRAHAM HALL
Alexander Graham
The new mechanic arts building
is named in honor of one of North
Carolina's most famous educators,
Dr. Alexander Graham, who was
Superintendent of Public Schools
in Charlotte, N. C. for a number
of years. The Graham family for
many years has been distinguished
for its liberal attitude toward
Negro education. Dr. M. C. S. Noble
says in his book, entitled History
of Public Schools of North Carolina, that Dr. Graham was ever a
friend and advocate of Negro Education.
For a number of years Dr. Graham was an instructor in the summer school of A. and T. College.
He taught history and education
and will long be remembered as a
progressive, forward-looking gentleman.
Don Cossacks To
Render  Concert
First Stellar Attraction of
Richard B. Harrison Auditorium
—Jan  22nd—
Tickets,  $1.00—reserve
$ .75—gen'l adm.
VOCATIONAL
CONFERENCE
TO CONVENE
Friday, January 19,, will mark
tne date for a vocational conference
that will be held at A. & T. College.
This is one of the highlights of the
dedicatory program of the Alexander Graham Hall, which houses
the school of mechanic arts, and
the newly constructed Richard B.
Harrison    Auditorium.
More than 500 leaders in agriculture and industry from throughout the state are expected to he
present. Special consideration will
be given to the closer tie up of the
agricultural and industrial work
of the community.
The following is an outline of
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Chapel Highlights
By M. Elizabeth Gibbs,
President Bluford
'40
In his annual New Year Message,
President Bluford stressed the importance of each student doing his
best work during the year of 194D.
In his discussion of the fall quarter marks, he congratulated those
who made the Honor Roll and urged
those who were unfortunate in not
doing so well to strive harder, for
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Wings Over Jordan
Chorus To Appear
The Wings Over Jordan Chorus
will appear here Feb. 13, under
the sponsorship of the A. & T.
College Choral Society. This program is being given in order to
defray the cost of robes that will
be used by the Choral Society.
This chorus will give two con-
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Don Cossacks
The Don Cossacks Chorus, one
of the world's most celebrated
choral organizations, will present
the opening concert in the Richard
B. Harrison Auditorium, Monday
night, January 22nd. The sponsors
are the joint lyceum committees
of A. & T. and Bennett Colleges.
The chorus is one of the special
features of the dedicatory program.
Over 4,000 triumphal concerts in
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Richard  B.  Harrison
Auditorium
The newly constructed auditorium is equipped with every modern
convenience, including the Hammond electric organ with two
built-in amplifiers, a new recording
machine, the latest developments
in lighting, a motion picture projecting room and a seating capa-
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Initial  New Year
Vesper Services
In speaking at the initial vesper
services of the New Year, upon
the subject "On Our Way, But
Where?", the Rev. L. M. Tobin,
college minister, stated that about
the only thing we are certain of
today is our uncertainty. The speaker said, "As we stand on the threshold of a New Year we see a large
question mark."
It was pointed out that life is
measured by deeds which are the
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Richard B.  Harrison Auditorium
Student  Loan  Fund
In Operation
The HICKS-MOSELY Student
Loan Fund was officially put into
effect January 5, 1940. Some students realizing the benefits to be
derived from this service have
already applied and received loans
to aid them this quarter.
The fund is named after the organizer Miss Esther Hicks, and
in honor of her mother whose maiden name was M°sely.